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Triple Threat: Carrier-InsurTech-Agent Partnerships Transforming Commercial Lines
COVID-19 has changed many things in the insurance industry. Seemingly overnight everyone is working from home and the companies with the best digital customer experiences have the advantage. Yet, ...
SCOR CEO Takes 30% Bonus Cut; 2019 Dividend Scrapped on COVID-19 Crisis
French reinsurer SCOR announced that its Chairman & CEO Denis Kessler will receive 30 percent less in his annual variable compensation for 2019, which is equal to €325,260 (US$354,333). In ...
Update: AXA Will Pay Biz Interruption Claims to Some Restaurants After Court Defeat
AXA said on Tuesday it would meet the bulk of business interruption claims from some restaurant owners in France after it lost a court case that was seen as a potential precedent for ...
Activist Shareholder to Watford: Sell Yourself or Go Into Runoff
Capital Returns Management LLC, the fifth largest shareholder of Watford Holdings Ltd., is urging the reinsurer to sell itself or be put into runoff. In a letter to Watford's board of directors, the ...
QBE NA’s CEO Sees No Pacmans Gobbling Brokers Among InsurTechs
As a veteran of the insurance brokerage side of the business, QBE NA's chief executive has heard the predictions that online distribution would replace traditional brokers, but he doesn't see any ...
To Avoid Being COVID-19 Villains, P/C Insurers Need to “Overcommunicate”
One thing is almost certain in most crises: property/casualty insurance companies will be painted as villains. Consumer activists, plaintiffs lawyers and politicians have already started and will ...
QBE NA Reveals Its Identity With Jones at the Helm
For Todd Jones, a great moment comes when a former client from his days at Willis Towers Watson calls and wants to do business with him. Now, as chief executive officer of QBE North America, Jones ...
Empathy Can Help Employees Struggling to Work From Home
After the coronavirus pandemic hit, legions of workers and managers started working at home, leaving familiar office environments behind. Some employees may struggle with the isolation and ...